Required Reading for February 22nd:

Selections from The Competent Classroom, chapters 1-3

Also,
Review the sample unit/lesson plans on the "Additional Resources" page and the assignment requirements on your 2/15 agenda.

On the Discussion page, write a response to the reading OR write about the unit plan you are thinking about creating. What questions/concerns/ideas do you have? Please respond to two other posts as well.

Come to class with an essential question or two that you would like to focus your Outliers unit plan around.

In-class writing on Monday, 2/22:

Prepare to address one of the questions below:

-Write a response to a section in this text that intrigues you.
-Describe the role of an "essential question" in a unit/lesson plan. How does a teacher identify essential questions?